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krazzy
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| | Subject: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:35 pm | |
| went to their grad ceremony last week-was impressed. some of the details i dont like but the whole thing brought up my patriotic emotions o! they were playing zack robert's 'sweet liberia.  |
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candygirl
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Location: Monrovia, Liberia
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:38 pm | |
| | krazzy wrote: | | went to their grad ceremony last week-was impressed. some of the details i dont like but the whole thing brought up my patriotic emotions o! they were playing zack robert's 'sweet liberia. |
aye yah...i passed the families on my way to work......
i eah the training hard.. but that the new recurits talk alot about Team work and love for country..
any pics??
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gadyu
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:45 pm | |
| Well, I went to the screening of Liberia:America's Step Child, and I hope the new army will be different from the old one altogether. Plus, our troubles though we think is of our own making, when you see the documentary and the leaders we have had, from Tubman to Taylor and you hear what the Casper Weinberger and others had to say during those years, you would want to find them and do them in, TODAY... |
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krazzy
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:11 pm | |
| i think it is different. had the opportunity to talk to some of the soldiers..driving from monrovia to careysburg. they sound professional and committed; and focused on correcting the present impression liberians have of the military. as much as i hate the army, i felt proud that such change is occuring in young people's lives. | gadyu wrote: | | Well, I went to the screening of Liberia:America's Step Child, and I hope the new army will be different from the old one altogether. Plus, our troubles though we think is of our own making, when you see the documentary and the leaders we have had, from Tubman to Taylor and you hear what the Casper Weinberger and others had to say during those years, you would want to find them and do them in, TODAY... |
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gadyu
Number of posts: 2243
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:14 pm | |
| Coming from you, I have hope. You have long since dispensed with the rose colored glasses. |
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krazzy
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:32 pm | |
| da true? and i never even knew. :D :D | gadyu wrote: | | Coming from you, I have hope. You have long since dispensed with the rose colored glasses. |
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candygirl
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Location: Monrovia, Liberia
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:34 pm | |
| | gadyu wrote: | | Coming from you, I have hope. You have long since dispensed with the rose colored glasses. |
i say!!
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rberry
Number of posts: 437
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Registration date: 2008-04-25
| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Thu May 01, 2008 12:04 am | |
| Reception marking the 100th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Liberia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBoSod-38K4
Reception marking the 100th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Liberia
http://www.youtube.com/user/rsozberry
Army Band Jamming at the Reception
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhzy2aV0mR0
Arrival of the AFL's 100th Anniversary Cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MahUDJN5MPU |
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Edina
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Thu May 01, 2008 12:06 am | |
| They look great, hope is alive and it shows. |
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Traveller
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Registration date: 2008-04-24
| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Thu May 01, 2008 12:10 am | |
| | krazzy wrote: | i think it is different. had the opportunity to talk to some of the soldiers..driving from monrovia to careysburg. they sound professional and committed; and focused on correcting the present impression liberians have of the military. as much as i hate the army, i felt proud that such change is occuring in young people's lives.
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As a former soldier myself, I always thought the Liberian authorities never did enough to instill those important "soldiering" values in new recruits and you never saw them exhibited in officers. When I look at these pics I can see and almost feel the pride. I just hope it continues. Frankly, I attribute much of that to the new leadership at the ministry of defense. |
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DSP
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Registration date: 2008-04-02
| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Thu May 01, 2008 12:14 am | |
| I saw alot of the pics and was very proud. |
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bellah
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Thu May 01, 2008 12:23 am | |
| | krazzy wrote: | | went to their grad ceremony last week-was impressed. some of the details i dont like but the whole thing brought up my patriotic emotions o! they were playing zack robert's 'sweet liberia. |
They say the AFL is looking oh. Hope that true cause the war spoil their name.. |
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krazzy
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| | Subject: Re: The New Armed Forces of Liberia Thu May 01, 2008 12:37 am | |
| i always wondered abt all the hype about the army but what i saw with my two eyes...i swear, if they train about 10K, it will be great. the ministry of defense and the trainers from dyncorps...one of the soldiers kept asking me-why do u respond to everything-talk talk talk...then i knew something had happened-discipline, self-control, maturity. hmmm...let them do something so our soldiers stop 'building up' on human flesh yah.  | Traveller wrote: | | krazzy wrote: | i think it is different. had the opportunity to talk to some of the soldiers..driving from monrovia to careysburg. they sound professional and committed; and focused on correcting the present impression liberians have of the military. as much as i hate the army, i felt proud that such change is occuring in young people's lives.
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As a former soldier myself, I always thought the Liberian authorities never did enough to instill those important "soldiering" values in new recruits and you never saw them exhibited in officers. When I look at these pics I can see and almost feel the pride. I just hope it continues. Frankly, I attribute much of that to the new leadership at the ministry of defense. |
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